Indicating means for faucets or the like



F. PILKI NGTON INDICATING MEANS FOR FXUCETS OR THE LIKE Filed Jan. 1925 Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

4 FREDERICK mnxnmmomom imw YORK, 1r. 7!.

g INDICATING MEAIbl'S FOR IAUGE'IS 01 T3] LIKE.

Applicatlon filed January 2, 1925. Serial no. 7.

invention relates to improvements in means for ndicating from an inspection thereof, the character of the fluid controlled by valves, cocks, faucets, or the like, employed in connec'tionwith plumbing'fix'tures, such as basins, sinks, showers, bath tubs, etc.; and the same has for its object more particularly to' provide a simple,feflicient, and durable device Which maybe economically produced, and which may be readily attached orssecured to the fluid controlling means. i r

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a device of the character specified in which one part thereof is secured-in position by the means ordinarily employed to secure in position the actuating member for the ordinary standard fluid controlling means of the type usually not supplied with an indicating device," and in which another part thereof, constituting an index member,

is de'tachiably engaged with the secured part.

Further, said invention has for its ob'ect to provide a device of the character speci ed, in which thesame comprises parts, one of which is secured in position by the means for securingsaid actuating member in position, and the other of which, constituting an index member, serves to cover said securing means to protect the same.

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a device of the'character specified,

in'which the same comprises parts, oneof which is secured in position by the means for securing in position said actuating member, and the other of which, constituting an index member, detachably engages the secured part and serves as a closure preventing access to said securing means. i a

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a device of the character specified, in which one part thereof is secured in position by the means for securing in position said actuating member, and is-locked against movement from secured position by engage- .ment thereof with said actuating member,-

and in which another part thereof, constituting an index me'mbendetachably engages the secured part and serves to cover said securing means while permitting access thereto.

' Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be; pointed out hereinafter.

Fig-2 is an enl'aged, detail, vertical sec- 7 tion thereof; I Fig. '3 is a perspective view of the device with the parts thereof shown separated;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the lower part shown in Fig. 3; I v

Fig. 5 is a detail, vertical section of a modified form of device; and

Fig. 6 is a cross section thereof. Referring to the drawing,'the fluid controlling means 10, illustrated as the 'ordinary or standard faucet, comprises a valve stem 11 having a polygonal, tapered, outer end 12. A valve actuating member or handle 13 is provided with a correspondingl shaped o ening 14 therethrough receiving said en '12. The handle 13 fitted upon the tapering end 12, is secured normally in "place thereon by the screw 15 or by other suitable securing means. 7

My indicating device 16 comprises a base member 17 havlnga central opening 18 in the bottom 19 thereof to receive the shank of the screw 15. The member 17 isprovided on its periphery with a vertical flange 20, upon which is secured a cover member 15. The cover portion .21 constitutes the index member, and is provided upon the top surface thereof with any desired inscription or indication 23, such as Hot Gold Shower, as the case may be.

The bottom 19 of the base member 17 (Figs. 2 to 1) is provided at opposite sides of the opening 18 with upwardly and downwardly projecting, resilient tongues 24 struck out from said bottom to prevent rotation in both directions of the member 17 relatively to the screw 15 and valve stem 11.

In operation, to attach the device, the screw 15 is first removed and themember 17 is disposed in position over the valve stem 11 and handle 13. The member 17 is then secured in position by means of said screw 15, which also serves to secure the handle 13 in position upon the valve stem .11. As the screw 13 is tightened the tongues 24 are placed under stress and forced back into the plane of the bottom 19, the said tongues 24: resiliently engaging the adjacent surfaces of the handle 13 and of the screw head.

The tongues 2 1 not only tend to prevent rotation ofthe members 17 and 21, but also tend to prevent rotation of the screw 15, and hence,the device 16 and the handle 13 when once assembled, do not tend to become loose or disengaged. Should actual force be applied-to the device 16 to rotate the same in one direction or the other, one tongue 2& or the other, depending on the direction of rotation, will bite into the adjacent surfaces to oppose such rotation.

In Figs. t and 5, is shown a modified form 16 of my device, in which a boss 25 of reduced cross section is formed in the bottom 19 of the member 17 corresponding'to the base member 17 said boss having an open-.

ing 18 therein to receive the screw 15. The boss 25 has a configuration corresponding to the polygonal configuration of the opening 1 1 in the handle 13, and fits in said opening 14: to prevent the rotation of said member 17 therein. The member 17 is secured in position by the screw 15, the head of which engages the horizontal portions 19 of the bottom 19, forcing the same against the handle 13.

After the attachment 'of the member 17 17*, the cover member 21 bearing the inscription 23, is pressed down upon said member, the flanges 20'and 22 engaging by frictional contact. The cover member 21 may be read ily replaced by another bearing a different inscription without removing the base member 17. The member 21 is also readily removable to permit access to the scew 15 to adjust or to remove the same. My device also serves as a casing to cover or enclose the head of the screw 15 to, prevent inadvertent contact therewith, which might result in the loosening thereof.

My said device is preferably constructed of metal, such as spring brass or light steel,

and is readily and economically produced by stamping or otherwise forming the same. The device can be readily applied to the ordinary or standard faucets, or the like, which at the present time do not have any name plate or other indicating device associated therewith. The device embodying my said invention is a complete attachment which is secured in position by the securing means usually provided for the actuating member of the type illustrated, and which does not necessitate the modification or the adaptation of the construction of said faucet to permit of the employment of said device.

Having thus described my said invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of a movable member, an actuating member therefor, and means for securing said members together, with a base member secured in position by the securing means for said actuating. member,

and an index member attached to said base member and serving to cover said securing means, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a movable member, an actuating member therefor, and means for securing said members together, with a base member disposed around and secured in positionby the securing means for said actuating member, and an index member detachably connected to said base member and serving to cover said securing means, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of a movable member, an actuating member therefor, and means for securing said members together with a base member in position relative to said securing means by the securing means for said actuating member, means holding said base member in secured position and an index member attached to said base member, and serving to cover said securing means, substantially as specified.

1. The combination of a movable member, an actuating member therefor, and means for securing said members together, with a flanged base member having an opening in the bottom thereof receiving said securing means to secure said base member in position, means formed in said base member engaging adjacent parts to prevent the rotation of said base member from secured position, and an index member having a flange portion detachably engaging the flange portion of said base member, and serving to cover the outer portion of said securing means, substantially as specified.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a base member having an opening in the bottom thereof to receive the means for jointly securing the base member,

siail securing means, substantially as speci- 6. A device of the character described, comprising a flanged base member having an opening in the bottom thereof to receive the means for jointly securing said base member and a valve actuating member in position, and an index member having a flange portion adapted to detachably engage the flange ortion of said base member; said index and ase members constituting a casmg to enclose the outer portion of said securing means, substantially as specified.

Signed at the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, this 10th day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four. I

FREDERICK PILKINGTON. 

